16 Word Brexit Begins Bill

[Don]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/03/16-key-...

Don't think this is a repost.

Apparently the Government are going to put a 16 word bill through Parliament that explicitly gives them permission to initiate Article 50.

My guess is that they'll need stones of steel and the Parliament Act to make that work: The Lords is bound to chuck it out..

[Don]

davepoth said:

The Lords are under threat and they know it. If they cause trouble on this then reform will be on the Tory manifesto next time around, and it's already on the manifesto of every other party. They'll all need to think very hard about whether they want to frustrate Brexit.

Well in it's current form it is a ridiculous institution. A Revising House, though, has value as does the appointment of experts in particular fields to Government. You could achieve that other ways, though.